By increasing the number of Marketplace transactions in Japan, we achieved a positive impact in the form of approximately 610,000 tons of avoided greenhouse gas emissions. Furthermore, we disclosed information and set goals related to CO2 emissions involving Mercari deliveries and strengthened our commitment to reducing the burden on the environment. In addition to launching our on-demand work service Mercari Hallo, which allows users to circulate not just physical things and money, but also their time and skills, we also significantly expanded our B2C business Mercari Shops and our crossborder business.

• Expanding our positive impact in line with our business growth
• Expanding the circulation of value on a global scale

Mercari strives to be a planet-positive company that contributes to solving environmental and societal issues through its business activities by realizing a society in which all forms of value—not just physical goods and money—circulate seamlessly. In order to measure our positive impact, we calculated how much our business is helping avoid greenhouse gases by looking at a number of our major categories. We found that Mercari transactions in these categories alone contributed to an total of approximately 610,000 tons of greenhouse gas emissions being avoided annually in Japan and the US.
In this way, we were able to quantify the positive impact that Mercari’s business has on the world, and show how the growth of Mercari’s business itself demonstrates society’s move to a circular economy.
Going forward, Mercari will strive to do our part in creating a circular economy that makes the most of the world’s finite resources. We will continue to take action to promote reuse and provide alternatives to throwing items away.

The concept of “planetary boundaries,” referring to the limits of our earth’s resources, is becoming more widespread. We use the word “planet positive” to express our desire to help solve environmental issues by continuing to generate a positive impact on the environment and society through our business.

An annual total of approx. 610,000 tons of greenhouse gas emissions are avoided in Japan and the US through Mercari’s business activities

In our calculations, we found that approximately 610,000 tons of greenhouse gas emissions are avoided annually through transactions in select categories on Mercari in Japan and the US.
(Target categories: Clothing; Sneakers; Electronics; Books, Magazines & Comics; CDs, DVDs & Blu-rays; Bags [added to the calculations this year])
By encouraging the concept of reuse through the growth of our business, Mercari strives to be a planet-positive company that contributes to the creation of a circular economy in which all forms of value circulate seamlessly.

For details, see the Mercari’s Positive Impact page.

Targets

Scope 1+2^A: Reduce emissions by a total of 100% (compared to 2021) by 2030
Scope 3^B: Reduce added value-related emissions (output level) by 51.6% (compared to 2023) by 2030

In FY2024.6, Mercari Group as a whole generated approximately 290,000 tons of greenhouse gas emissions (see details below). We will continue to work on various initiatives to achieve our 2030 targets.

Scope 1
• 353 tons
Scope 2
• 0 tons
Scope 3
• 287,773 tons

Scope 1+2
• Made progress with actions such as introducing renewable energy to reduce emissions by 55% (compared to our benchmark year)
Scope 3 (category 9)
• Promoted unattended delivery and introduced Eco Mercari Shipping to reduce emissions by 3.4% on an output level basis (compared to our benchmark year)

For details, see the ESG Data page.